Veterans HERD Veteran Needed Help and Did It

Area Veteran falls on tough times; fellow service members lend a hand
WIVB News
By Marissa Perlman, News 4 Reporter
Published: August 30, 2015

Some of the vets helping Gozdan suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or other physical injuries. But that doesn’t stop them, organizers say they are ready to help.

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – One local Vietnam veteran’s home is in need of a major overhaul, but he can’t afford to fix it. He’s now getting help from neighbors who have also served. Darryl Gozdan lives on the Cheektowaga-Buffalo border.

He’s lived in this home since 1958, and says he has gotten behind on keeping it up. Now he can’t afford to renovate.
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Vets H.E.R.D. Objective
To raise public awareness about the lack of veterans’ resources in our community and also to ensure that no veteran or service member is forgotten upon his or her return home from active duty.